With more than 60% of its 1.166 billion people living in rural areas, Africa’s economy is inherently dependent on agriculture. More than 32% of the continent’s gross domestic product comes from the sector. However, This is reflective of the applications received to date by the Tony Elumelu Foundation, with over 30% of total applications received …
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Author Archives: Joshua Praise
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From Gambia to Nigeria, Mbadibba and Chuma Share Their Experiences on Providing Solutions to the Agriculture Value Chain
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Lawrence Hoba and EnraPower are the Solution to Zimbabwe’s Power Problems.
Zimbabwe requires about 1 600 megawatts (MW) of electricity daily, but the country’s electricity body, ZESA’s five power stations at Hwange, Kariba, Harare, Munyati and Bulawayo generate less than 1 000MW. As a result, serious operational constraints have been evident. Harare Power Station has been producing 25 MW of electricity a day on average, while …
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Upcoming Entrepreneurship Events February 26th-4th, March
The Africa Business Club at Harvard Business School will be hosting the Africa Business Conference New Venture Competition on March 2, 2018 in Boston, MA. Applications open online on November 20th and close December 15th, 2017. The 20th Africa Business Conference will be held in Boston, MA from March 2nd to March 3rd, 2018 under …
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Inspiring a New Generation of Farmers in Somalia, Jama of Hadi Farms Shares His Story.
Majority of the people of Somalia are pastoral nomads. Camels (the traditional currency of prestige and wealth), sheep, goats and some cattle are raised in large numbers across the plains and range lands of Somaliland provide both daily subsistence and the economic backbone of the country. With an estimated 60 per cent of the population …
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TEF Prize winner Francis Ayomoh is Leading an Agenda for Universal Health Coverage for All
Building the next generation of Africa’s leaders is both an organisational mission for the Foundation and a personal conviction of Founder, Tony Elumelu. One way we have been able to fulfil this ambition is through mentoring and the promotion of academic excellence and entrepreneurship, via the Tony and Awele Elumelu Prize. The Elumelu Prize was …
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Royal Academy of Engineering Recognizes Businesses led by TEF entrepreneurs
Nigerian TEF Alumni, Ifediora Ugochukwu and Emeka Nwachinemere from the set of 2015 have been shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation. The shortlist recognises the most talented engineers from across sub-Saharan Africa, including innovators working to make malaria and reproductive health tests easier, using dolphin-inspired echo-location for visually impaired …
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Upcoming Entrepreneurship Events February 19th-25th
The 2018 NEXUS Africa Forum will convene between 20-21 February, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa in collaboration with the African Leadership Academy. It will bring together young philanthropists, impact investors, and allies – including family business members, successful entrepreneurs, and inspiring social change leaders. They will discuss challenges facing our world today and innovative solutions to …
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Chris Kwekowe is Tackling Unemployment and Talent Management with Slatecube
Chris Kwekowe is not your regular 24 year old! At 19, this Tony Elumelu Entrepreneur alongside his brother founded Microbold, a company focusedon providing business solutions for SMEs and large scale enterprises, offering an extensively innovative approach towards providing technology solutions for business, education, family and even technology enthusiast. However, Microbold is not what rings …
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TEF at the World Economic Forum
The World Economic Forum(WEF) is an elite gathering of global leaders in the public and private sectors, who hear cases for international collaboration as a means of solving global challenges. In recognition of the Tony Elumelu Foundation’s role as the pan-African organization encouraging inter-African collaboration through entrepreneurship, our Founder, Tony O. Elumelu led a delegation …
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